Import/export HS code 292241: Lysine and its esters; salts

Amino acid used in food supplements and animal feed

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Netherlands 34,156,220
China 32,855,674
Germany 10,339,016
Indonesia 4,369,000
India 4,292,615

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Netherlands 20,177,533 13,978,687 -6,198,846
China 16,884,961 15,970,713 -914,248
Germany 5,224,589 5,114,427 -110,162
Indonesia 2,318,795 2,050,205 -268,590
India 3,491,329 801,286 -2,690,043
Switzerland 2,448,077 1,756,620 -691,457
France 2,354,179 619,320 -1,734,859
Brazil 192,866 1,777,972 +1,585,106
South Korea 426,160 1,146,843 +720,683
Belgium 638,740 47,091 -591,649

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 46,820,691
United States 16,587,223
Germany 8,726,518
Indonesia 5,458,609
India 4,222,539

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 24,154,069 22,666,622 -1,487,447
United States 9,606,311 6,980,912 -2,625,399
Germany 5,337,187 3,389,331 -1,947,856
Indonesia 2,354,368 3,104,241 +749,873
India 3,402,786 819,753 -2,583,033
South Korea 1,654,093 2,208,069 +553,976
France 3,121,945 587,339 -2,534,606
Brazil 204,691 1,810,398 +1,605,707
Singapore 0 246,247 +246,247
Netherlands 37,541 123,856 +86,315

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Inner London - West 5
North Yorkshire 5
Cheshire 4
Greater Manchester 3

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
Inner London - West 4 2 -2
North Yorkshire 4 2 -2
Cheshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Eastern Scotland 1 2 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 56,203,217
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,946,004
Other 13,844,722
Air transport 978,528
Road transport 429,694

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,585,537 26,617,680 -2,967,857
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,215,114 13,730,890 -2,484,224
Other 10,107,064 3,737,658 -6,369,406
Air transport 336,005 642,523 +306,518
Road transport 39,119 390,575 +351,456

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 22,203,665
Felixstowe 16,268,893
000 13,844,722
London 10,257,867
London Gateway Port 7,482,852

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Immingham Docks 10,348,831 11,854,834 +1,506,003
Felixstowe 8,673,280 7,595,613 -1,077,667
000 10,107,064 3,737,658 -6,369,406
London 5,909,458 4,348,409 -1,561,049
London Gateway Port 4,742,958 2,739,894 -2,003,064
Belfast Port 2,287,685 4,685,884 +2,398,199
Southampton 3,157,453 1,709,352 -1,448,101
Liverpool Docks 2,872,208 1,703,981 -1,168,227
Killingholme 1,000,258 2,567,476 +1,567,218
Grangemouth Docks 1,401,126 1,438,808 +37,682

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Manufacture of food products 15
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 9
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 15
2026-03 11
2026-02 13
2026-01 18
2025-12 14

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
54m+ 27
1m-15m 17
Other 8
15m-54m 6
0-1m 1

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Ireland 4,225,152
Netherlands 209,143
United States 131,248
Denmark 96,253
Austria 85,919

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 2,139,512 2,085,640 -53,872
Netherlands 68,607 140,536 +71,929
United States 19,354 111,894 +92,540
Denmark 47,100 49,153 +2,053
Austria 19,131 66,788 +47,657
France 76,824 8,884 -67,940
Hungary 25,463 43,932 +18,469
Belgium 68,082 1,053 -67,029
Poland 33,685 35,078 +1,393
Saudi Arabia 9,300 22,793 +13,493

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 2,008,040
China 1,916,680
Netherlands 57,806
France 3,628
Belgium 1,491

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 1,008,266 999,774 -8,492
China 897,479 1,019,201 +121,722
Netherlands 52,791 5,015 -47,776
France 3,628 0 -3,628
Belgium 1,491 0 -1,491
Germany 665 0 -665

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 3,988,310
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 778,524
Air transport 350,517
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 105,741

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Other 1,964,320 2,023,990 +59,670
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 451,305 327,219 -124,086
Air transport 94,894 255,623 +160,729
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 99,832 5,909 -93,923

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
000 3,988,310
Dover / Eurotunnel 430,053
Holyhead 160,882
London Heathrow Airport 152,350
ZLC 116,668

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
000 1,964,320 2,023,990 +59,670
Dover / Eurotunnel 225,519 204,534 -20,985
Holyhead 133,277 27,605 -105,672
London Heathrow Airport 19,221 133,129 +113,908
ZLC 57,393 59,275 +1,882
Immingham Docks 70,316 885 -69,431
Manchester Airport 8,559 45,139 +36,580
Liverpool Docks 22,772 24,471 +1,699
Felixstowe 21,532 21,238 -294
Heysham 42,519 0 -42,519

Quick facts

HS code: 292241

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Amino acid used in food supplements and animal feed